What should be noted in the life of patients with lumbar disc herniation

Lumbar disc herniation is one of the more common disorders, mainly because the lumbar intervertebral disc parts (nucleus pulposus, fibrous ring and cartilage plate), especially the nucleus pulposus, have different degrees of degenerative changes, under the action of external factors, the fibrous ring of the disc ruptures, and the nucleus pulposus tissue protrudes (or prolapses) from the rupture in the posterior or vertebral canal, resulting in the adjacent spinal nerve roots suffer from irritation or compression, thus producing lumbar pain This results in a series of clinical symptoms, such as numbness and pain in one or both lower extremities. The incidence of lumbar disc herniation is highest in lumbar 4-5 and lumbar 5-sacral 1, accounting for about 95%. Attention to the problem are: 1, sleep on a hard bed, sleep on a hard bed can reduce the pressure on the intervertebral disc . 2, maintain good living habits, pay attention to the lumbar warmth, try not to get cold. Avoid catching cold and eating cold things, do not spend a long time in the air conditioning, which is not good for the waist! Strengthen the protection of the lumbar back . 3, do not do bending and hard action (such as mopping the floor) pay attention to the labor posture, avoid long-term bending and excessive weight bearing, so as not to accelerate the pathology of the intervertebral disc. 4, exercise leg bending amplitude is not too large, otherwise not only will not achieve the desired purpose, but also cause disc protrusion. 5, the acute attack period as far as possible bed rest, the pain period after the relief should also, pay attention to appropriate rest, do not overwork, so as not to aggravate the pain . 6, the usual diet, eat more food with high calcium content, such as milk, dairy products, shrimp, kelp, sesame paste, soy products are also rich in calcium, often eat, but also conducive to calcium supplementation, pay attention to the nutritional structure .